[1] Joshua Mamman Madaki was born on 6 July 1947 in Manchok, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

[4] Babangida promoted Madaki to Colonel and appointed him Governor of Bauchi State in December 1987.

[6] After retiring from the army, Madaki became a member of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), a predominantly Yorubu group pressing the Sani Abacha regime for return to democracy.

[7] In the lead-up to the Nigerian Fourth Republic, Madaki became a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).

[11] Madaki died in a car crash on 7 May 2003, when one of the tires on his jeep burst, causing the vehicle to somersault.